Frank will continue to advocate for resources to support survivors of domestic violence throughout our region.
Advocate for resources to support survivors of domestic violence.
Occurrences
Evidence
Rep. Frank J. Mrvan announced a $500,000 DOJ Office on Violence Against Women Transitional Housing Program grant for Fair Haven Rape Crisis Center. He said, “I will continue to do all I can to vocally advocate for resources and funding for federal programs that provide essential support to survivors of domestic and sexual violence in Northwest Indiana and throughout our nation.”
Official member press release announcing a DOJ Office on Violence Against Women Transitional Housing Program grant for Fair Haven Rape Crisis Center, explicitly tying the award to support for domestic and sexual violence survivors.
Assessments
Official congressional press materials show Mrvan publicly advocating for funding and resources for domestic-violence and sexual-violence survivors, and highlighting a concrete DOJ grant that supports a survivor-service provider. That is sufficient evidence that the promise was carried out in office, even though the specific grant was awarded through the executive branch.
The promise was to advocate for resources supporting domestic violence survivors, not necessarily to enact a specific new program. While in federal office, Mrvan publicly advocated for federal funding for survivor services and announced a concrete $500,000 DOJ Office on Violence Against Women Transitional Housing Program grant for Fair Haven Rape Crisis Center. That directly matches the promised advocacy-for-resources outcome and occurred during his same term.